The Concept Of Benevolence

Author : T. A. Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Benevolence
ISBN : 0033120552

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The Concept of Benevolence by T. A. Roberts Pdf

Author : Tom Aerwyn Roberts
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015005780203

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The Concept of Benevolence: Aspects of Eighteenth-century Moral Philosophy by Tom Aerwyn Roberts Pdf

Author : Helen Gilbert,Chris Tiffin
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780253027825

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Burden or Benefit? by Helen Gilbert,Chris Tiffin Pdf

Essays on philanthropy, power, and the continuing influence of the British Empire on humanitarian efforts in today’s world. In the name of benevolence, philanthropy, and humanitarian aid, individuals, groups, and nations have sought to assist others and to redress forms of suffering and deprivation. Yet the inherent imbalances of power between the giver and the recipient of this benevolence have called into question the motives and rationale for such assistance. This volume examines the evolution of the ideas and practices of benevolence, chiefly in the context of British imperialism, from the late eighteenth century to the present. The authors consider more than a dozen examples of practical and theoretical benevolence from the anti-slavery movement of the late eighteenth century to such modern activities as refugee asylum in Europe, opposition to female genital mutilation in Africa, fundraising for charities, and restoring the wetlands in post-Saddam southern Iraq.

Author : Robert Spaemann
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567042316

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Happiness and Benevolence by Robert Spaemann Pdf

Christian philosopher Robert Spaemann takes the reader on a quest for the fundamental principles of ethics. Writing in a clear style accessible to non-specialists, drawing both on ancient and modern philosophy, from Aristotle, Plato and Aquinas to Kant and Hegel, he discovers the intimate relationship between ethics and ontology - the science of being. This book is written for theologians as well as philosophers - indeed for anyone who is concerned with the meaning of a 'life well lived', with good and evil and the search for happiness.

Author : Qianfan Zhang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781349709205

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Human Dignity in Classical Chinese Philosophy by Qianfan Zhang Pdf

This book reinterprets classical Chinese philosophical tradition along the conceptual line of human dignity. Through extensive textual evidence, it illustrates that classical Confucianism, Mohism and Daoism contained rich notions of dignity, which laid the foundation for human rights and political liberty in China, even though, historically, liberal democracy failed to grow out of the authoritarian soil in China. The book critically examines the causes that might have prevented the classical schools from developing a liberal tradition, while affirming their positive contributions to the human dignity concept. Analysing the inadequacies of the western concept of human dignity, the text covers relevant teachings of Kongzi, Mengzi, Xunzi, Mozi, Laozi and Zhuangzi (in comparison with Rousseau). While the Confucian notions of humanity (Ren), righteousness (Yi), and gentleman (Junzi) bear most directly on the conception of dignity, Mohism and Daoism provide salutary corrections to the ossification of the orthodox Confucian practice (Li).

Author : James Ebenezer BICHENO
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019269570

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An Inquiry into the Nature of Benevolence, chiefly with a view to elucidate the principle of the Poor Laws, and to show their immoral tendency by James Ebenezer BICHENO Pdf

Author : Pharcellus Church
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Benevolence
ISBN : COLUMBIA:50192435

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The Philosophy of Benevolence by Pharcellus Church Pdf

Author : Kirk Warren Brown,Mark R. Leary
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199328079

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The Oxford Handbook of Hypo-egoic Phenomena by Kirk Warren Brown,Mark R. Leary Pdf

Egoicism, a mindset that places primary focus upon oneself, is rampant in contemporary Western cultures as commercial advertisements, popular books, song lyrics, and mobile apps consistently promote self-interest. Consequently, researchers have begun to address the psychological, interpersonal, and broader societal costs of excessive egoicism and to investigate alternatives to a "me and mine first" mindset. For centuries, scholars, spiritual leaders, and social activists have advocated a "hypo-egoic" way of being that is characterized by less self-concern in favor of a more inclusive "we first" mode of functioning. In recent years, investigations of hypo-egoic functioning have been examined by psychologists, cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, and philosophers. Edited by Kirk Warren Brown and Mark R. Leary, The Oxford Handbook of Hypo-egoic Phenomena brings together an expert group of contributors to examine these groundbreaking lines of inquiry, distilling current knowledge about hypo-egoicism into an exceptional resource. In this volume, readers will fi nd theoretical perspectives from philosophy and several major branches of psychology to inform our understanding of the nature of hypo-egoicism and its expressions in various domains of life. Further, readers will encounter psychological research discoveries about particular phenomena in which hypo-egoicism is a prominent feature, demonstrating its implications for well-being, regulation of emotion, adaptive decision-making, positive social relations, and other markers of human happiness, well-being, and health. This Handbook offers the most comprehensive and thoughtful analyses of hypo-egoicism to date.

Author : Saul Levine MD
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781491746097

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Our Emotional Footprint by Saul Levine MD Pdf

Everyone experiences drama and unexpected changes in their lives. Weve all exulted and endured. Weve had loves and losses. Weve tasted joys and sorrows and successes and setbacks. But each person reacts differently to these issues. In Our Emotional Footprint author Dr. Saul Levine examines humans reactions to relationships, life changes, and unexpected events. Levine introduces ten unique people who are passengers in a single rail car and details their fascinating life stories. He looks at how the passengers fared at different points in their lives, how they may have been courageous at times and fearful at others, or were both caring and callous at different times. Through the lens of the four Bsbeing, belonging, believing, and benevolenceOur Emotional Footprint examines their lives and our own, how theyve affected others in the course of their lives, and how they may have been resilient in the face of defeat and gracious in times of success. A celebration of so-called ordinary people, Our Emotional Footprint offers a collection of stories that provide a unique glimpse at lifes pathways and complexities and how we deal with our hopes and expectations. Praise for Our Emotional Footprint Irv Yalom, MD: a wonderful and original bookthe stories are wise and compassionate Dean Delis, PhD: a rare treasuredeep compassion and wisdom E. Fuller Torrey, MD: helps us analyze our own life tapestry and the emotional footprint which will be our heritagestrongly recommended

Author : Donald Vandeveer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400854066

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Paternalistic Intervention by Donald Vandeveer Pdf

Donald VanDeVeer probes the moral complexities of the question: under what conditions is it permissible to intervene invasively in the lives of competent persons--for example, by deception, force, or coercive threat--for their own good? In a work with broad significance for law, public policy, professional-client relations, and private interactions, he presents a theory of an autonomy-respecting" paternalism. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Stephen Darwall
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400825325

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Welfare and Rational Care by Stephen Darwall Pdf

What kind of life best ensures human welfare? Since the ancient Greeks, this question has been as central to ethical philosophy as to ordinary reflection. But what exactly is welfare? This question has suffered from relative neglect. And, as Stephen Darwall shows, it has done so at a price. Presenting a provocative new "rational care theory of welfare," Darwall proves that a proper understanding of welfare fundamentally changes how we think about what is best for people. Most philosophers have assumed that a person's welfare is what is good from her point of view, namely, what she has a distinctive reason to pursue. In the now standard terminology, welfare is assumed to have an "agent-relative normativity." Darwall by contrast argues that someone's good is what one should want for that person insofar as one cares for her. Welfare, in other words, is normative, but not peculiarly for the person whose welfare is at stake. In addition, Darwall makes the radical proposal that something's contributing to someone's welfare is the same thing as its being something one ought to want for her own sake, insofar as one cares. Darwall defends this theory with clarity, precision, and elegance, and with a subtle understanding of the place of sympathetic concern in the rich psychology of sympathy and empathy. His forceful arguments will change how we understand a concept central to ethics and our understanding of human bonds and human choices.

Author : David Kelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1996-10
Category : Benevolence
ISBN : 1577240006

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Unrugged Individualism by David Kelley Pdf

Author : James Ebenezer Bicheno
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1817
Category : Poor laws
ISBN : MINN:31951002316716X

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An Inquiry Into the Nature of Benevolence by James Ebenezer Bicheno Pdf

Author : Mingjun Lu
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004503540

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The Metaphysics of Chinese Moral Principles by Mingjun Lu Pdf

This book seeks to construct and establish the metaphysics of Chinese morals as a formal and independent branch of learning by abstracting and systemizing the universal principles presupposed by the primal virtues and key imperatives in Daoist and Confucian ethics.

Author : Sallie B. King
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780824861629

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Being Benevolence by Sallie B. King Pdf

Engaged Buddhism is the contemporary movement of nonviolent social and political activism found throughout the Buddhist world. Its ethical theory sees the world in terms of cause and effect, a view that discourages its practitioners from becoming adversaries, blaming or condemning the other. Its leaders make some of the most important contributions in the Buddhist world to thinking about issues in political theory, human rights, nonviolence, and social justice. Being Benevolence provides for the first time a rich overview of the main ideas and arguments of prominent Engaged Buddhist thinkers and activists on a variety of questions: What kind of political system should modern Asian states have? What are the pros and cons of Western "liberalism"? Can Buddhism support the idea of human rights? Can there ever be a nonviolent nation-state? It identifies the roots of Engaged Buddhist social ethics in such traditional Buddhist concepts and practices as interdependence, compassion, and meditation, and shows how these are applied to particular social and political issues. It illuminates the movement’s metaphysical views on the individual and society and goes on to examine how Engaged Buddhists respond to fundamental questions in political theory concerning the proper balance between the individual and society. The second half of the volume focuses on applied social-political issues: human rights, nonviolence, and social justice.